Marsh fire closes Savanne

A growing marsh fire closed Savanne Road Friday evening between Martin Luther King Boulevard and La. 311, Bayou Cane Fire authorities said.The fire has been growing since it was first reported Wednesday, Battalion Chief Brian Boudreaux said. The fire jumped across Savanne and damaged five telephone poles, he added. The Bayou Black and Bayou Cane fire departments worked together to extinguish it, Boudreaux said.Extinguishing a marsh fire near Savanne is often a “multi-hour operation,” Boudreaux said.